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The packaging supply chain

G.R. Inns,     PEC Partnership Limited, UK

Abstract:

This chapter examines the supply chain as a total system for the delivery of goods from the packing line through to the retail environment and the consumer. The conventional approach to envisaging the supply chain is integrated with considerations of sustainability. The central theme is the use of packaging to prevent damage and the benefits to be derived from bringing all stakeholders together in the supply chain to deliver optimum results.

Key words

testing

distribution

sustainability

shrinkage

damage

design

specification

manufacturing

packing

supply chain walk

order picking

pallet

primary

secondary

tertiary

roll cages

shelf ready

retail ready

2.1 Introduction ...

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